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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission Federal on Friday filed for an appeal of a federal judge¿s decision to allow Whole Foods Market, Inc. to purchase its rival Wild Oats Markets, Inc., but its request for a stay pending the result of that appeal was reportedly denied by the same judge who handed down the pro-merger decision.

ROUND ROCK, Texas - In a move sure to pose a challenge to incumbent POS giants IBM and NCR, PC-based POS vendor Dell and enterprise software provider SAP yesterday said they have joined forces to offer retailers a complete in-store technology solution.

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion LLC is migrating from its legacy voice system to a new Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony system, and it has selected AT&T to assist in the project.

ROUND ROCK, Texas - In a move sure to pose a challenge to incumbent POS giants IBM and NCR, PC-based POS vendor Dell and enterprise software provider SAP yesterday said they have joined forces to offer retailers a complete in-store technology solution.

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion LLC is migrating from its legacy voice system to a new Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony system, and it has selected AT&T to assist in the project.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- A new study by The Nielsen Co. sheds light on why consumers tend to buy the same brand of coffee and mayonnaise over and over again, but often purchase different brands of cold cereal and chocolates.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. and CHICAGO -- Consumer intelligence provider Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) said yesterday it is working with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to create a "new generation of consumer panel services" based on the retailer's defined customer segments.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. and CHICAGO -- Consumer intelligence provider Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) said yesterday it is working with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to create a "new generation of consumer panel services" based on the retailer's defined customer segments.